tuberous
Like potato roots
Tuberous describes plants that produce tubers—swollen underground stems or roots that store nutrients.
A tuberous begonia grows from such a structure, dying back each year and regenerating from its tuber.
The adjective also describes anything resembling or covered with rounded, knobby growths: tuberous roots, tuberous swellings.
In anatomy, tuberous may characterize bumpy or lumpy tissue formations.
Ornamental with showy foliage
- dahliaTuberous flowering genus
- caladiumTropical plant, decorative leaves
- cyclamenTuberous plant, reflexed petals
- cormBulblike underground stem base
rhizome · bulb · potato · sweet potato · yam · cassava · taro · jicama
Edible underground tuber
- sweet potatoOrange-fleshed edible tuber
- yamStarchy tropical root vegetable
- taroEdible tropical corm
- cassavaStarchy tropical root vegetable
jicama · sunchoke · arrowroot · starchy · roasted · mashed · boiled · peeled
Swollen and round
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
- knobbyHaving small bumps
- nodularHaving small rounded bumps
- lumpyHaving irregular bumps
thickened · fleshy · rounded · irregular · gnarled · bumpy · protuberant · distended
begonia
Ornamental with showy foliage
- dahliaTuberous flowering genus
- caladiumTropical plant, decorative leaves
- cyclamenTuberous plant, reflexed petals
corm · rhizome · bulb · potato · sweet potato · yam · cassava · taro · jicama · sunchoke
potato
Edible underground tuber
- sweet potatoOrange-fleshed edible tuber
- yamStarchy tropical root vegetable
- taroEdible tropical corm
cassava · jicama · sunchoke · arrowroot · starchy · roasted · mashed · boiled · peeled · harvested
bulbous
Swollen and round
lumpy · thickened · fleshy · rounded · irregular · gnarled · bumpy · protuberant · distended · enlarged
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
hilling · storage · curing · propagation · yield · digging · overwintering · rotation · organic · irrigation
- plant formstree, shrub, vine, herb, grass
- plant traitsthorny, spiny, evergreen, deciduous, flowering
- root typestaproot, aerial roots, fibrous, prop roots, buttress roots